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R. GBISLER.

UMBRELLA.

No. 330,010. PatentedlNov. 10, 1885.

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NiTEE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT GEISLER, OF LEIPSIO, GERMANY.

UNIBRELLA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 330,010i dated November10, 1885.

Application filed October 21, 1884.

To all whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, ROBERT GErsLER, a citizen of Germany, residing atLeipsic, in the Empire of Germany, liaveinvented a new and usefulImprovement in Umbrellas, of which the following is a specification.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure I represents an umbrella frame withmy improvements in section quite opened. Fig. II shows an outside viewof the umbrella-stick with slides and tip-holders, but with the ribs andstruts removed. Fig. III shows the im provement as arranged on asunshade.

Similar letters represent similar parts in all the figures.

In the inside of the umbrellastick, at the upper end, a small roller, A,is arranged, around which a chain or cord, a b, passes. The end a of thecord is connected by means of a pin, F, with the tip-holder C, and theend b of said cord is connected by means of a pin, G, with an upper tipholder, D. The lower pin, F, is connected by means of a chain or cord,B, with a slide, E, arranged in the lowerpart ofthe stickorhandle,provided with a knob or projecting part, E', extending outwardfor the purpose ot' operating the same.

Vhen the umbrella is closed, the downward movement of the slideE movesthe tip-holder O downward, and at the same time the tipholder D upward,and opens thereby the umbrella. To facilitate the operation, the lowertip-holder, C, moves iirst some little distance downward before theupper tip-holder, D, is acted upon. This is produced by means of a slot,H, in the tip-holder D, in which the pin G slides first before actingupon said tip-holder D.

The lower end of the slide E is arranged with a suitable hook, a,engaging with asuitable spring-catch, m, whereby this slide E is heldfast when the umbrella is quite open, and as long as the same is desiredto remain open.

The closing of the umbrella is produced by means of the peculiar tensiongiven to the ribs T during the opening of the umbrella.

The ribs T are attached to the upper tipholder, D, and the struts L tothe tip-holder Serial No. 146,430. (No model.)

O, the struts L being connected to the ribs T near their outer ends, inthe usual manner. From the tip-holder D braces K are arranged, connectedto the struts L some little distance from the center toward the outerends. By this arrangement a certain tension is given to the ribs T whenthe umbrella is quite opened, which, when the umbrella is to be closedand the slide E disengaged from the spring-catch m, and thereby left atliberty, will cause the closing of the umbrella, bringing thereby thetip-holder D, as well as the tip-holder O, back again into their normalposition.

To strengthen the frame or ribs, braces M, attached to a sliding piece,N, may be arranged, the other ends of said braces M being attached .tothe struts L some distance outside of the center of connection c of thebraces K. In

umbrellas this sliding piece N is arranged belowthe ribs T and struts L,as shown in Fig. I, while for sunshades this sliding piece N may bearranged above the ribs T, as shown in Fig. III, whereby when thecovering is put on, inclosing these braces M and the ribs T,adome-shaped appearance will be produced in the sunshade when open.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

l. The combination of an upper tip-holder, D, and lower tip-holder, O,both sliding upon the handle or stick of an umbrella, cord a b, passingover axed roller, A, cord B, and slide E, arranged to operate in themanner and for the purpose substantially as described.

2. The combination of ribs T, attached to a sliding tip-holder, D,struts L, attached to a sliding tip-holder, C, braces K, and braces M,and means for operating the sliding tip-holders, as described, arrangedto operate in the manner and for the purpose substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ROBERT GEISLER.

Witnesses:

GEORG TH. VoEoKLER, HERMANN PEIPKER.

